Andouillé (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃duje]) is a commune in the Mayenne department in northwestern France.

Andouillé
Church of Saint Matthew
Church of Saint Matthew
Coat of arms of Andouillé
Location of Andouillé
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Andouillé is located in France
Andouillé
Andouillé
Andouillé is located in Pays de la Loire
Andouillé
Andouillé
Coordinates: 48°11′00″N 0°47′00″W / 48.1833°N 0.7833°W / 48.1833; -0.7833
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentMayenne
ArrondissementMayenne
CantonErnée
IntercommunalityL'Ernée
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bertrand Lemaître[1]
Area
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36.54 km2 (14.11 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,323
 • Density64/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
53005 /53240
Elevation52–155 m (171–509 ft)
(avg. 110 m or 360 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Andouillé is located 15 kilometers from Laval, capital of the department of Mayenne, to which it is connected by the RD 131 and RD 115, and by the river, Mayenne. Bordered on the east by the Mayenne, it is crossed by the Ernée. The winding valley of the river is dominated by the hills of Saudraie and Lattan Crennes.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,447—    
1821 2,436−0.02%
1846 3,023+0.87%
1872 2,960−0.08%
1901 2,444−0.66%
1926 1,856−1.09%
1946 1,804−0.14%
1962 1,728−0.27%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,691−0.36%
1975 1,746+0.46%
1982 1,822+0.61%
1990 1,926+0.70%
1999 2,042+0.65%
2007 2,321+1.61%
2012 2,245−0.66%
2017 2,300+0.49%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968–2017)[4]

International relations

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Andouillé is twinned with the Nottinghamshire village of Farnsfield in England.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Andouillé, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE